<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, 27 May 2022 at 14:06, Iikka Hauhio <<a href="mailto:fergusq@protonmail.com">fergusq@protonmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div style="font-family:arial;font-size:14px">What is the difference between <b>pal'ar </b>and <b>chuD</b> "people, kin, members of the same tribe/clan"? It seems that both could be used to refer to the relatives of a person.</div>
</blockquote></div><div><br></div>{pal'ar} refers to a family member (a member of one's {qorDu'}). It refers to people related by blood (it's used in the paq'batlh to refer to Kahless' brother and father), and possibly also by marriage (though there's no usage to confirm the latter).<br clear="all"><div><br></div><div>{tuqnIgh} refers to a member of a Klingon House (a {tuq}). We've seen examples of Klingons joining the House of some who was not related by blood (e.g., Worf joining the House of Martok).</div><div><br></div><div>{chuD} is more general and refers to a broader group. It's used in Star Trek Into Darkness, where it was used by Uhura, in speaking to a Klingon leader, to refer to the people who are with him. I don't think they were necessarily his blood relatives, though I suppose they might've been members of the same House. Uhura presumably doesn't know their exact relationship and might've been taking a guess or being deferential or something.</div><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature">De'vID</div></div>